Useful Websites for Students of Arabic

If you come across good sites that we should add to this list,
please let us know. Please also let us know if any of the websites listed
below are troublesome and should be deleted from this list. Contact: Maher Awad

Dictionaries and Translators

• bab.la Dictionary – Arabic-English and English-Arabic dictionaries
• Ectaco Online – Free English-Arabic online dictionary
• WorldStar – Free English-Arabic online dictionary (Arabic section at top)
• Google Translate – Translate text or a web page
• Nice Translator – Free Translation we page; multiple languages
• Yamli – Type Arabic without an Arabic keyboard

News

• BBC – can switch to English version
• Al-Jazeera – can switch to English version
• CNN – listen to interviews
• Asharq Alawsat – Daily Arabic news articles
• Radio Canada International – News articles and interviews (Arabic section at top of page)
• TV and Radio – List of mostly Arabic TV, radio, and Qur’an recitation
• SCOLA – Multi-lingual cable network
• NCLRC – News archive of Arabic webcasts by Georgetown University
• LivewTV – Arabic TV and news

Learning Arabic

• Fun with Arabic – Alphabet song, listen and learn letters, introductory grammar
• Babel:Arabic – Arabic listening tutorials
• Omniglot – Short history of Arabic, alphabet, pronunciation, and links section
• Aswaat Arabiyya – a web site designed for learners and teachers of Arabic seeking materials for listening comprehension
• Madinah Arabic – a free online Arabic learning resource covering grammar, vocabulary, and audio
• LinguaStep – Free acompaniement to the Al-Kitaab books, requires signup
• nicetranslator.com – requires membership
• ArabicOnline – Free beginner Arabic learning resources
• Istizada – Interactive Arabic verb form chart
• Aljazeera: Learning Arabic – Aljazeera learning resources

Enrichment Opportunities

• The Arabic School at Middlebury College – Opportunities for total immersion in Arabic at a university in the U.S.
• National Middle East Language Resource Center
• AATA – American Association of Teachers of Arabic
• ACTFL – American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
• Arab Academy – Online Arabic Language Program

Study Abroad

• Qasid Institute
• SIT Study Abroad
• The American University in Cairo
• Center for Arabic Study Abroad – With UT-Austin and AUC
• Arabic Language Institute in Fez

Culture,  History, and Geography

• Recipes for Food from the Arab world
• Additional Recipes
• Al-Hakawati – Folk and fairy tales, personalities, art, architecture, geography (English and Arabic)
• Arabic Calligraphy – Articles in English about Arabic calligraphy
• Islamic Art and Architecture – Information on calligraphy, architecture, coins, and oriental
  rugs
• Arabic Poems – Poem of the week, love poems, etc.
• Al-bab – Words of Arabic origin, statistics, and links
• African and Middle Eastern Reading Room
• Middle Eastern Culture – Links about culture, history, and music
• Bibalex Modern Egypt – Articles and pictures of modern Egyptian history
• CIA World Factbook – Geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, etc.

Music and Entertainment

• Al-Bawaba Music – Top 40 audio and music videos
• WRN – Listen to daily Arabic programs from all over and to music
• Salmiya – Entertainment news, songs, and radio

Technical Resources

• Almedia Interactive – Free downloadable fonts and phrases
• Arabic Input via Google

For Sale

• Aramedia – Arabic software
• Arab Film Distribution – Library of Arab films available for purchase
• IBC Books – International book retailer; books about Muslims and Middle East
• Jarir Bookstore – Arabic books, Children’s Arabic books, and Islamic books
• Al Kitab – Source for Arabic and Islamic books

Last updated September 10, 2014